I don't agree that the mystery can't be solved just
because 4 potential contenders have been suggested. Australian Hobby and
Brown Falcon can be definitely ruled out because the tail protrudes too far past
the wing tips to make it a falcon. There are other less obvious
reasons. So it comes down to Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk.
Jeff Davies has eloquently described the respective tail shapes of the the two
Accipiters and states/suggests that it is a male Brown Goshawk. I fully
agree with him.
Regards
Greg
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